The program is designed to give practicing clinicians an introduction to best practices in the provision of health services in low-resource settings globally. The course will discuss the biosocial determinants of health and disease and explore how programs that deliver healthcare in low-resource settings address these factors to improve the health of the communities they serve.

Topics covered in the program will include:

Understanding the global burden of disease and social determinants of health,

Human resource capacity building: the role of community health workers in health service delivery, and

Global healthcare policy.

The course will be taught through lectures and an interactive case approach that seek to provide participants with a rich understanding of the complexities of health care delivery in low-resource settings.

The program will include two days of course work and case discussions as well as a “meet the faculty” reception.